box social
Packed lunch fundraiser
A box social is a fundraising event, now old-fashioned, where people—traditionally women—prepare meals packed in decorated boxes that are then auctioned to bidders.
The winning bidder shares the meal with whoever prepared it, adding an element of courtship or social mixing.
The format appeared frequently in rural American communities through the mid-20th century: The church held a box social to raise money for the new roof.
- partyGathering for celebration
- danceRhythmic bodily movement
- square danceChoreographed folk gathering
- banquetFormal celebratory meal
- fundraiserEvent collecting money
bake sale · Americana · old fashioned · baked goods · picnic basket · rural · reunion · pies · fried chicken · auction · fair · bidding · charity · occasion · nostalgia · courtship · vintage · friendship
- folk gatheringsfolk festival, hootenanny, hoedown, barn dance, square dance
box socialpotluck
Communal meal, shared contributions
potluck dinner · covered dish supper · buffet · communal feast · communal meal
box socialmixer
Combines ingredients or people
singles mixer · open house · cocktail party · speed dating · house party
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